{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-96.17","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 96.17","heading":"Effective date of accreditation and approval requirements.","body":"The Convention entered into force for the United States on April 1, 2008. As of that date, the regulations in subpart C of this part govern Convention adoptions between the United States and Convention countries, and require agencies or persons providing adoption services on behalf of prospective adoptive parent(s) to comply with § 96.12 and applicable Federal regulations. The Secretary maintains for the public a current listing of Convention countries. The effective date of the UAA is July 14, 2014. As of that date, consistent with the UAA, the regulations in subpart C of this part will govern adoptions of children described in INA § 101(b)(1)(F), and will require agencies or persons providing adoption services on behalf of prospective adoptive parent(s) in connection with a child described in section 101(b)(1)(F) to comply with § 96.12 and applicable Federal regulations.","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE","SUBCHAPTER J—LEGAL AND RELATED SERVICES","PART 96—INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION ACCREDITATION OF AGENCIES AND APPROVAL OF PERSONS","Subpart C—Accreditation and Approval Requirements for the Provision of Adoption Services"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-22.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:49Z","sha256":"2e066ca9cfc60d6a1662e462e668bca0f6e4c3090239f2077229ba97dae17c16","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-96.16","next":"us/22-cfr-96.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}